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Subject: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: SINSULL Date: 16 Jul 11 - 07:15 PM The mail came today with a Proctor Silex iron carefully sealed in tape. Inside was a silver creamer with matching sugar bowl - simple,elegant and perfect, Dan, I can't begin to thank you. And everytime I use them I will think kindly of you. SINS, a bit teary |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: kendall Date: 16 Jul 11 - 07:17 PM Dan's generosity is legendary. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: katlaughing Date: 16 Jul 11 - 07:35 PM How sweet! Did you get an iron, too, or was it just in a Proctor Silex box? Dan is an A-ONE Mudcatter in my book! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: frogprince Date: 16 Jul 11 - 07:56 PM If you should get to meet the guy, be warned; he's just as nasty in person. : ) |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: maeve Date: 16 Jul 11 - 07:59 PM Well done, Dan. Well deserved, Sins. Let's plan a tea party! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: gnu Date: 16 Jul 11 - 08:01 PM I think he has an exterior motive. I think he wants Mary to iron and cook for him. He's a crafty devil. I'd be leary of the likes a that one SINS. Mark my word. He's up ta no good. Why, he even sent me an autographed pic of yer superbowl MVP Tom Brady... signed to ME! I figure Dan is looking for me to mow his lawn or sommat, the sly fox. Wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. Keep an arm's reach lass. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Art Thieme Date: 16 Jul 11 - 08:26 PM ...and in my mail a week or two ago was a selection of half a dozen or so railroaders log books where the guys accounted for their time when working. Basic stuff like "Greased the flanges on the tender" --- and "Cleared the snow from station platform." These were from 1910 and 1911. It was a subtle window into another era that I recreated with my music for 40 years. Dan, again thank you so much! Art |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 16 Jul 11 - 08:38 PM Sins I thought I sent you jell-O :-) LOL you folks are too much .. thank you .. I love you all so |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Rapparee Date: 16 Jul 11 - 09:41 PM Yeah, well, we'll get even with you somehow, sometime, somewhere. I know! Why don't you go to Getaway?? |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 16 Jul 11 - 09:48 PM I will if the missus is doing ok ... yup |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Rapparee Date: 16 Jul 11 - 09:58 PM I've already got my plane tickets, and my missus will be flying back with me. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 16 Jul 11 - 10:30 PM cool, very cool ... I will see what I can do Rap |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Rapparee Date: 16 Jul 11 - 10:45 PM The place is on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. There are lots of boats nearby. A silencer, moving targets.... |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: gnu Date: 16 Jul 11 - 10:52 PM DUCK! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: SINSULL Date: 16 Jul 11 - 11:01 PM I will cook, clean, iron - whatever you need -But I will warn you, my skills are low on the scale. I hate housework. But I love my sugar bowl and creamer. SINS, smiling |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Lonesome EJ Date: 16 Jul 11 - 11:10 PM Well, I suspect Dan is working on his 12 step Program...or is it possible that kindness and giving still exist in some people? No, I can't believe that. It would jeopardize my entire cynical belief system!!:>) |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,999 Date: 16 Jul 11 - 11:27 PM That man is a true gem. I love the guy. Period. Bruce M |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 16 Jul 11 - 11:43 PM Mary, was there an occasion, or was this out of the blue? As one who has experienced Dan's generosity (my friend is still getting great use out of that computer!) I can only agree with Bruce - he is a gem! SRS |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: My guru always said Date: 17 Jul 11 - 03:13 AM What a good boy he is!! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: My guru always said Date: 17 Jul 11 - 03:14 AM ps. SINS, speechless? Wow! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: fat B****rd Date: 17 Jul 11 - 04:30 AM What 999 said. Superguy Dan. Charlie |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: maeve Date: 17 Jul 11 - 05:44 AM Dan and others here are involved in many acts of kindness; some public...many unseen by the collective Mudcat eyes. Just don't mention j***o. Maeve |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Big Mick Date: 17 Jul 11 - 08:51 AM I say it again ... The magic of Mudcat! This is what we are trying to preserve. Feels like old times. Good man, Dan. All the best, Mick |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: ranger1 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 09:16 AM Dan is absolutely the best. I, too, am the recipient of an autographed Tom Brady photo, courtesy of Dan. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Janie Date: 17 Jul 11 - 09:23 AM Now really. Sinsull speechless????!!!!! If you believe that, I've got some property in Florida..... |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: ranger1 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 09:27 AM LOL. Janie, that was my first thought, too, but she knows where I live and I was afraid that I'd come home from work some Saturday evening and find the entry way full of hideobilia if I said it! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: catspaw49 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 09:33 AM Answer E....All of the above. He is truly beyond belief. I have this weird thing I keep meaning to send him but keep having problems with the packaging/shipping. Obviously Dan overcomes such simple obstacles! This makes it all the sadder that he can't walk and chew gum at the same time.................... Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,999 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 09:39 AM Yes he can walk and chew gum at the same time, Spaw. It's the breathing while he does that part he has yet to master. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Rapparee Date: 17 Jul 11 - 10:07 AM Just be nice to him in return and send him lots of packages of J-E-L-L-O. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,999 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 10:12 AM Yeah. Rap's right. Dan LOVES Jello. Especially the pineapple kind. In fact, one of Dan's secret dreams is to bathe in a tub of partially-set Jello. I am going to do what I can to enable him to do just that. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 17 Jul 11 - 11:40 AM OK OK, I cry uncle .. Pineapple Jell-O ... OH MY GOD I love you to ... I am getting a swelled head ... gosh quick quick Spaw .. Please tell them what a real prick I am ... LOL gosh .. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: David C. Carter Date: 17 Jul 11 - 11:46 AM Dan,in the mail, find a "build it yourself" Jacuzzi! Just add green striped JELL-O.Works wonders. Reaches the "parts" other green striped JELL-O can't! Pineapple is extra! |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: SINSULL Date: 17 Jul 11 - 11:47 AM No special occasion. Just a wonderful surprise. I have some ancient Jell-O just umearthed in the kitchen redo. And some Danish Dessert. All of it is yours, Dan... maybe not. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 17 Jul 11 - 12:01 PM LOL, geee thanks sins ... and Dave ... wow .. Jell-o .. wow ... LOL |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 17 Jul 11 - 01:24 PM Hey, I have some recently out-of-date Sure-Jell I could send along. Mix that in with the Jello and it would set up nice and firm. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,999 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 01:29 PM Yo, SRS: We're gonna end up with a Dan-O in Aspic. Could be a movie in that. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: fat B****rd Date: 17 Jul 11 - 01:58 PM Brucie, there must be a Hawaii 5-0 Dano joke in there somewhere. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: katlaughing Date: 17 Jul 11 - 02:00 PM ...nice and firm...I'll bet that's something a few of them haven't felt in years!**BG** luvya'llkat |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 17 Jul 11 - 02:49 PM Kat Priceless can't stop laughing ... OH MY GOD |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 17 Jul 11 - 03:47 PM ranger1 I gotta see the foundation people before the football season opens up again. I will see the big guy and have him sign something for J-boy |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: ranger1 Date: 17 Jul 11 - 04:20 PM Dan, that is so sweet of you! You don't have to, I'm pretty good at sharing my photo and autograph, but I know Jason won't say no if you do it. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 17 Jul 11 - 04:25 PM No problem at all, he always does that for me when I ask him to. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Little Hawk Date: 17 Jul 11 - 04:48 PM Hey, Dan, take a look at the tail end of your thread about Zane Grey, would you? |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 17 Jul 11 - 06:34 PM LH, I gotta give it a read, sound really good |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: SINSULL Date: 18 Jul 11 - 09:22 AM Pineapple Jell-O or Jell-O with pineapple? I want to get this right. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,999 Date: 18 Jul 11 - 09:41 AM Pineapple Jello. It's my understanding that something in the pineapple prevents the Jello from setting, but there is a way to add it but I don't know what that way is. Personally, I'd rather drink flat beer or horse pee than eat pineapple Jello. Dan is one strange dude, but the packages go into the mail when I get back to Canada. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Rapparee Date: 18 Jul 11 - 10:42 AM It's the acid in the pineapple. You can use canned pineapple, though. I'm eaten it. The texture is kinda like eating very soft wood chips in a blob of quivering fat. I'm sure Dan would love it. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,MikeL2 Date: 18 Jul 11 - 10:55 AM Hi Dan's generosity and friendliness know no bounds. Over here in UK he weaves his magic spells. Glad to be able to thank you publicly Dan. All - the best from England. Regards Mike - just back from a very wet and windy few days in Wales. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 18 Jul 11 - 11:35 AM OK OK, you folks are most welcome ... now no pineapple Jello ... Please please ... LOL it comes alive at night.. it will eat my wiener dogs . Haven't you ever seen the movie the blob ... yes that was Jello it was |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 18 Jul 11 - 11:47 AM Elton John said it best in his song friends .. I hope the day will be a lighter highway For friends are found on every road Can you ever think of any better way For the lost and weary travellers to go chorus: Making friends for the world to see Let the people know you got what you need With a friend at hand you will see the light If your friends are there then everything's all right It seems to me a crime that we should age These fragile times should never slip us by A time you never can or shall erase As friends together watch their childhood fly |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: bobad Date: 18 Jul 11 - 12:41 PM Pineapple contains papain, an enzyme that digests protein (the same stuff that's in meat tenderizer) since gelatin is a protein (essentially denatured collagen) it will be broken down by the enzyme. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 18 Jul 11 - 12:56 PM so true Bob, I break down also every time I see the stuff !!! people ask me why I hate Jello. Well I have had chrons disease since I was 18. Every hospital visit I am under IV's for days, the only thing they give me to eat ... you guessed it ... LOL ... so I refuse to ever eat that cursed stuff again ... |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: bobad Date: 18 Jul 11 - 01:01 PM The only time I eat it is when I'm on a liquids only fast prior to a colonoscopy -- thankfully that's only every five years. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: maeve Date: 18 Jul 11 - 01:03 PM OK, Dan; in honor of your sterling character and generous heart, I promise I will never give you any Jello. Thanks for all your kindness to us. Maeve |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: ranger1 Date: 18 Jul 11 - 07:19 PM Dan, I promise never to send you any Jello because I love the stuff and it would just be cruel to both you AND the Jello to send it to you. J-boy's not a big fan, either, btw. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: gnu Date: 18 Jul 11 - 07:40 PM J-Boy is not a fan? But, how can he be the Pats' QB if he doesn't eat his spinach jello??? The Belly is gonna upchuck when he hears this. He may have to start with that there Brady guy eh!!?? |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Janie Date: 18 Jul 11 - 08:11 PM Thread drift - because there ain't no pm available right now and Dan is likely to check in. Dan, I have one or two older laptops and one Dell desktop - all of which work but are so old as to be virtually not functional in today's computing environment. Am preparing to toss them, once I figure out how to save any essential files on them - I'm a muggle in that department and it could take a while. Not sure at all they could be upgraded sufficiently to be of use to some one unable to afford a computer otherwise, but gather you do that sort of thing when feasible to help folks out who really need a computer. If they might be useful to you, please write to me at endresgarden We now return to our regularly scheduled program. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 18 Jul 11 - 09:00 PM Janie Thank you honey, I think we will be in good shape, the big client of mine is going to retire about 11 machines and they are all top notch. I think they plan on doing that in September. I would not have to upgrade any of them as they are only 3 or 4 years old. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. That is so kind of you. When they do upgrade I will let people here know in case someone needs one as they always give me their old ones Love Dan |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Donuel Date: 18 Jul 11 - 09:46 PM Old dude, I fix up old fiddles and cellos (I have no tools for a bass) and them get them to the Strathmore for kids to play or schools to use. Sometimes I can enhance them acousticly and aestheticly. If not they are parts for a Frankenfiddle. IF you have any such items that might even look like they are too far gone, I can fix em and get them used. I would have asked you by PM this but it is temporarily disabled. I am fortunate to have regained my strength to continue where I left off. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: GUEST,999 Date: 18 Jul 11 - 09:54 PM Dan, when folks show you their middle finger, they are really saying that you're #1 with them. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 18 Jul 11 - 10:28 PM Don I always bump into fiddles, you bet I will now keep an eye out for you. |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: SINSULL Date: 19 Jul 11 - 08:46 AM Tami, There is a guy named Chris is South Portland who repairs computers, monitors, etc and puts together packages for kids who can't afford a computer. I will dig out his email. SINS |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: SINSULL Date: 29 Jul 11 - 08:12 AM Christmas in July around here. Dan struck again. This time a beautiful, old silver plated bowl. At first I thought I would fill it with fresh fruit or flowers. Then it hit me - Jell-O. A huge wiggly bowl of green Jell-O with whipped cream and a cherry. Maybe not. Thank you my friend. You are really too generous. Love, Mary |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 Jul 11 - 11:25 AM That may be the way to kill the golden goose, Mary! Just a thought. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Old Dude, I am Speechless... From: olddude Date: 29 Jul 11 - 11:29 AM I would rather eat the bowl LOL :-) |
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